Ward closed at Scunthorpe hospital due to norovirus

Stephanie Bateman

One ward has been closed at Scunthorpe General hospital due to Norovirus.

Dr Peter Cowling, Trust consultant microbiologist, said: “Ward 2 is currently closed to admissions due to an outbreak of Norovirus.

“Patients from the ward will not be discharged to nursing or residential homes while they remain an infection risk and we have closed the ward to new admissions.

“The infection prevention and control team is reviewing the situation daily and regular and frequent disinfection is being carried out on the ward to contain the outbreak.

“This type of illness does come into the hospital from time to time, as in other hospitals across the country, and that is why we have a robust infection control policy in place to deal with such eventualities.